Building a New Home
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Every newly married couple on Bungin Island is required to ‘create’ its own land. The area of the island increases by 2 acres annually.
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THE sun was just rising. Several men were preparing carpentry tools. It was not a usual sight on the island. Normally they carry nets and oars, ready to go fishing. But on that day they were walking to a ‘new plot of land’ at the other end of the island.
It turned out that they were collectively building a new house for a young family, Tahir and his wife, Hayati. In the ethnic Bajo community, the bond of kinship remains very strong. When a
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